Antiglare device for vehicle headlights



Aug. 12, 1930. w. H. WOOLUMS I ANTIGLARE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS Filed Nov. 17 1928 Fij ifZ/iz'anz iffl aaieuiw q By Attorney Patented Aug. 12, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT v OFFICE WILLIAM H. WOOLU'MS, or WASHINGTON, nrs'rnrc'r or COLUMBIA ANTIGLARE DEVICE ronhvnrjncnn nnnpmon'rs Application filed November 171 1923. SeriaIANo, 320 404.

r plied to headlights now in use, and which will permit the light to properly illuminate the road without producing any glare and at the same time preventing the loss or dissipation of the light.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an anti-glare device that comprises an auxiliary reflector for disposition in the rear of the headlight bulb, said reflector being provided with means for permitting 15 the light rays to be projected or reflected onto the back portion of the main reflector at such an angle of incidence as to prevent concentration of the rays, so as to prevent glare without at the same time detracting from the illuminating efforts of the headlights, that is to say, the efliciency of the headlights with regard to illumination will notbe impaired with an attachment of this nature incorporated therewith, but at the same time 2? the glare will be appreciably eliminated.

Still a further object is to provide an antiglare device that is simple in construction, inerqgensive strong and durable and further well adapted tothe purpose for which it is so designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of a vehicle headlight and the anti-glare device m embodying my invention associated therewith.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the antiglare device per se. i

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view through z a a portion of the auxiliary reflector constituting my improved anti-glare device, and

Figure 4 is a similar section through another part of the auxiliary reflector.

In the dr wing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodimentof myjinvention, the numeral 1 designates generally an automobile headlight of the conventional construction that isprovided with the usual parabolic reflector 2 and an electric lamp or bulb 3 that is detachably secured within asuitable socket 4in the usual manner. 5 The lens that ismounted in the open frontside ofathe headlight casing is in dicatedat 5.

My improved antiglare device is shown generally at 6, and the same comprises a substantially semi-circular" shaped body '7 that is in the form of a shell and which may be of anyfsuitable materiah preferably aluminum; l. he concaved face of the shell constitutes an auxiliary reflecting su-rface.

The'baseof the auxiliaryreflector is formed "with a circular opening 8 to accommodate the lampS, and upon referring to Figure 2 it will be n'ote'dthata pair of diametrically opposed notches 9 communicate withthe circular openings 8to accommodate the laterally projecting pins that are formed on the stem or base of the lamp.

Vhen the auxiliary reflector is positioned within the headlight casing, the same will be disposed rearwardly of-the lamp 3 and in slight spaced relation with respect to the adjacent portion of the parabolic reflector 2.

Upon again referring to Figure 2, it will 12in the manner as shown in Figure 4, and

these tongues 12 provide a means for directing the rays of light at anangle of incidence against the parabolic reflector 2.

The shell 7 is formed with an additional circumferentially extending row of spaced slots 13. that extend around the shell outwardly of the'row 11, and the tongues 14 are disposed circumferentially in an outward direction, whereas the tongues 12 are disposed. radially.

All of said tongues aid in properly directing the rays of light against the parabolic reflector 2 so that the light rays are distributed avoiding a concentration of light upon any one certain area of the reflector 2, and thus 39 ceqperating with the reflector to produce an efl'ective distribution otlight re s. The rays ofiight are reflected fqrwardly rem the area between the auxiliary reflector 6 and the main parabolic reflector 2. a} lfihave shown three angular rfows 05 o s r11 nut tpn as ein oxme i h mm t ttm eweam iln m wish to limit myself te the particular number m 0: r0138 of slots that may be provided.

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